On Tue, 2017-05-09 at 18:42 +0200, mdn wrote: > Hello, > Hurd isn't a operating system it's a microkernel. > A kernel is software that manages hardware resources (ram, i/o > etcetera...). > Linux is a kernel just like hurd is. > They just have different designs. > > See more at: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Hurd > and of course > https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/ > > I Hope this helped you. > Freely > BERNARD
Maybe you have misunderstood things? The kernel in GNU/Hurd is gnumach and Hurd is a set of servers running on top of gnumach, creating a POSIX-like system. I think the wikipedia terminology is not accurate. Any volunteers?
